this is bbc news, i'm sally bundock with the top business stories.ainst covid—19? we assess the runners and riders as financial markets celebrate and hit fresh record highs. few industries have been hit harder by the pandemic than tourism and travel, but to cheer you up — we'll give you some top tourism spots for 2021. but will you be able to get there? and not quite a home away from home, we report on the home improvement trends brought on by the

i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.n the uk and around the world. joe biden's team begin full—scale preparations for his time in office, making the coronavirus pandemic its priority. the european union welcomes his election expressing hope mr biden will quickly rejoin the paris climate change accord and improve foreign relations. azerbaijan's president tells the bbc he sees no end to the fighting in nagorno—karabakh. frankly speaking, with this prime minister of armenia, i don't think that there is any possibility for peace. florida braces itself for storm eta which has brought

i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. joe biden‘s team begin full—scale preparations for his time in office, making the coronavirus pandemic its priority. the european union welcomes his election expressing hope mr biden will quickly rejoin the paris climate change accord and improve foreign relations. azerbaijan's president tells the bbc he sees no end to the fighting in nagorno—karabakh. frankly speaking, with this prime minister of armenia, i don't think that there is any possibility for peace. florida braces itself for storm eta which has brought devastation to central america. celebrations in ireland and india for the vic is biden and harris. —— victors. good to have you with us. the us president—elect, joe biden, is due to unveil a task force of experts charged with drawing up plans to tackle the virus. mr biden‘s team has already said there'll be more testing, while americans will be asked to wear masks when mi

i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president—elect on the president — joe biden says donald trump's refusal to concede the election will reflect badly on him. what do you say to the americans who are anxious about the fact that president trump is yet to concede and what that might mean for the country? well, i just might mean for the country? well, ijust think it's an embarrassment. more american states tighten coronavirus restrictions as rates of hospital admissions reach record levels. a long—awaited vatican report finds two popes, and other officials, ignored allegations of sex abuse against a former us cardinal. and the domestic workers in spain kept locked inside their employers' homes since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. hello and welcome. joe biden has said president trump's refusal to concede the election is an "embarrassment" that will reflect poorly on his legacy. but the president—elect has insisted nothing will stop the transition of power and he's been working to build his future administration. ou

this is bbc news: i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. us president—electjoe biden names a key appointee to his administration — longtime aide ron klain will serve as white house chief of staff. the tigray region of northern ethiopia orders its people to be ready to fight as violence rages between the region's troops and federal foces. virus cases climb in russia — while the big cities are prepared, the poorer regions feel the pressure. one day off to celebrate 70 years of duty. the uk gets another national holiday for the queen's jubilee in 2022. hello and welcome. president—electjoe biden‘s announced a key appointee to his administration. his longtime aide ron klain will be his chief of staff. he served in a similar role during mr biden‘s vice—presidency. meanwhile, georgia's top election official says the state will conduct a recount of all paper ballots cast in the election — because the margin is so close. but he says there is no sign of widespread fraud. our correspondent, peter bowes, joins me from los angeles. let's just start wi

i'm sally bundock.s special forces in afghanistan outlines unlawful killings. the australian military issues an apology and admits discipline broke down. credible broke down. information regarding deeply credible information regarding deeply disturbing allegations of unlawful killings by some. the big defence spend bonanza: the british government is to invest £4 billion a year for the next four years into its armed forces — the largest spending in 30 years. another grim milestone: coronavirus deaths in america pass 250,000.

i'm sally bundock, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a surge of covid cases — america's leading infectious disease expert issues a stark warning about the period between thanksgiving — and christmas. when you have the kind of inflection that we have, it does not all of a sudden turn around like that. so clearly, in the next few weeks, we're going to have the same sort of thing and perhaps even two of three weeks down the line. a second wave of coronavirus cases strikes italy as fatalities pass 55,000 and infection rates soar. president trump claims the fbi and the department ofjustice are working against him and again repeats un—substatianted claims the election was rigged. and a miraculous escape at the bahrain grand prix — romain grosjean's car hits a crash barrier and bursts into flames. the us's top infectious disease expert is warning there could be a surge upon a surge in covid—19 cases, as millions travel home after thanksgiving. anthony fauci says the outbreak is likely to get even worse and has urged people to wear masks. the u

this is bbc news: i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world ahead of tuesday's presidential election in the us. europe re—introduces coronavirus restrictions — in germany bars, restaurants and leisures centres will be closed for the rest of november. it's been revealed that prince william contracted covid—19 in april this year, at the same time as his father, prince charles. the hollywood actor, johnny depp, will find out later today whether he's won his libel case against

i'm sally bundock. a report into possible war crimes by australia's special forces in afghanistan outlines unlawful killings. the australian military issues an apology and admits discipline broke down. credible broke down. information regarding deeply credible information regarding deeply disturbing allegations of unlawful killings by some. the big defence spend bonanza: the british government is to invest £4 billion a year for the next four years into its armed forces — the largest spending in 30 years. another grim milestone: coronavirus deaths in america pass 250,000. and the recount in georgia looks likely to stay withjoe biden, but president trump seems no closer to conceding. hello and welcome. we begin in australia, where a long—awaited war crimes report has found credible evidence that some of the country's elite soldiers murdered 39 civilians and prisoners while serving in afghanistan. the head of australia's defence force said the investigation had uncovered a shameful record of a warrior cult

this is bbc news: i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldron klain will serve as white house chief of staff. the tigray region of northern ethiopia orders its people to be ready to fight as violence rages between the region's troops and federal foces. virus cases climb in russia — while the big cities are prepared, the poorer regions feel the pressure. one day off to celebrate 70 years of duty. the uk gets another national holiday for

i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.d trump's refusal to concede the election will reflect badly on him. what do you say to the americans who are anxious about the fact that president trump is yet to concede and what that might mean for the country? well, i just might mean for the country? well, ijust think it's an embarrassment. more american states tighten coronavirus restrictions as rates of hospital admissions reach record levels. a long—awaited vatican report finds two popes, and other officials, ignored allegations of sex abuse against a former us cardinal. and the domestic workers in spain kept locked inside their employers' homes since the start of the

i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president trump pardons michael flynn — his former national security adviser, who pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. people in england find out today which restrictions they face when the lockdown ends next week. we follow the exiled leader of belarus‘ opposition party on her mission in europe in our series, 100 women. and, argentina, and the world, say goodbye to diego maradona, one of football's all—time greats. hello and welcome. we have a packed programme for you but, first, president trump has pardoned his former national security adviser, michael flynn. the retired army general served three weeks in office at the start of the trump administration before pleading guilty to lying to the fbi during the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. 0ur correspondent in washington nomia iqbal reports. i hereby grant you a full pardon. it is donald trump's final weeks in office and like all presidents before him, he is granting concept reversal hardens as he

this is bbc news, i'm sally bundock with the top business stories. the business of vaccines — who are the companies in the race to immunise us against covid—19? we assess the runners and riders as financial markets celebrate and hit fresh record highs. few industries have been hit harder by the pandemic than tourism and travel, but to cheer you up — we'll give you some top tourism spots for 2021. but will you be able to get there? and not quite a home away from home, we report on the home improvement trends brought on by the pandemic. everyone seems to be buzzing about the news there is now a second coronavirus vaccine, which is said to be 9a.5% effective against covid—19, this one is being developed by drugs company moderna. both the pfizer vaccine and this one work in a similar way, but the companies themselves operate very differently. loss—making moderna has received nearly a billion dollars in research funding from the us government, whereas pfizer has self—funded research and developed the vaccine on a purely commercial basis, standing to earn

i'm sally bundock. president trump dismisses his top cyber security official, chris krebs — who denied there was evidence of fraud in the presidential election. and the president orders cuts to troop numbers in afganistan and iraq — but stops short of outright withdrawal. a six—day lockdown in south australia — trying to contain the state's first coronavirus outbreak since april. and the new dinosaur research that suggests humans owe their existence to a large meteorite. hello and welcome. in a dramatic move donald trump has fired the head of the us cybersecurity agency, chris krebs, who contradicted his claims of voterfraud. last week the agency declared the 2020 election "the most secure in american history". mr trump has refused to concede the presidency tojoe biden, making unsubstantiated claims of "massive" voter fraud. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. another post—election sacking by donald trump. another senior official with whom the president disagrees over the accuracy of th

i‘m sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.emic — after early data from us company moderna shows that a second vaccine is almost 95% effective. indian factory workers supplying major stores in the uk and fashion brand ralph lauren allege routine exploitation. we have a special investigation. spacex‘s first operational crewed flight docks at the international space station — just 2a hours

i'm sally bundock. preparing for roll—out — the us says it hopes to approve and start distributing a coronavirus vaccine, in less than three weeks time. almost three weeks after the us election, senior republicans urge donald trump to drop his attempts to overturn joe biden‘s victory. the prominent hong kong democracy activist, joshua wong continues to defy beijing — he pleads guilty to all charges, at the trial relating to last year's siege at the police headquarters. god bless hong kong and now was not the time for us to kowtow to beijing and surrender. the british prime minster prepares set out details to allow limited social mixing for a few days over christmas — and the layered system of coronavirus restrictions when the current lockdown ends. the head of the us covid—19 vaccine programme says the first americans to receive the vaccine could get it as soon as december 11th, less than 3 weeks from now. dr monsef slaoui says he hopes to be able to ship vaccines to immunisation sites, within 2a hours

i'm sally bundock.er security official, chris krebs — who denied there was evidence of fraud in the presidential election. and the president orders cuts to troop numbers in afganistan and iraq — but stops short of outright withdrawal. a six—day lockdown in south australia — trying to contain the state's first coronavirus outbreak since april. and the new dinosaur research that suggests humans owe their existence to a large meteorite.

i'm sally bundock.ays it hopes to approve and start distributing a coronavirus vaccine, in less than three weeks time. almost three weeks after the us election, senior republicans urge donald trump to drop his attempts to overturn joe biden‘s victory. the prominent hong kong democracy activist, joshua wong continues to defy beijing — he pleads guilty to all charges, at the trial relating to last year's siege at the police headquarters. god bless hong kong and now was not the time for us

this is bbc news, i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldls to do ‘what needs to be done' but in the last hour tweeted — he would never concede to fake ballots. building his team — joe biden reveals key national security and foreign policy appointments, with climate change job going to former secretary

i'm sally bundock. terror attack in the austrian capital, vienna. the police say at least one suspect is still at large. one last push for votes — joe biden and donald trump on the eve of the us presidential election. mass testing for covid—i9 to be piloted in the british city, liverpool — the army will help carry out the tests on half a million people. and, going home — the lucky koalas saved from bush fires in australia head back to nature.

i'm sally bundock, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.ert issues a stark warning about the period between thanksgiving — and christmas. when you have the kind of inflection that we have, it does not all of a sudden turn around like that. so clearly, in the next few weeks, we're going to have the same sort of thing and perhaps even two of three weeks down the line. a second wave of coronavirus cases strikes italy as fatalities pass 55,000 and infection rates soar. president trump claims the fbi and the department ofjustice are working against him and again repeats

i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. joe biden's staff say the us president—elect must be allowed to begin the transition process so he can focus on the coronavirus crisis. president trump is still refusing to concede. the former us president ba rack obama accuses donald trump of fanning resentment and division in america today. some of that is attributable to our current president who actively fanned division because he felt it was good for his politics. spacex's first operational crewed flight is heading towards the international space station after launching successfully from cape canaveral. and lewis hamilton becomes the most successful driver in the history of formula 1 as he secures his seventh world title. a very warm welcome to the programme. we begin in the united states. donald trump is resisting growing pressure to admit defeat in the us presidential election and begin the transition to the president—electjoe biden. mr trump tweeted: "we still have a long way to go. i concede nothing." and he again alleged fra

this is bbc news, i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. green light for president—elect joe biden as transition process is finally given the go—ahead. president trump instructs officials to do ‘what needs to be done' but in the last hour tweeted — he would never concede to fake ballots. building his team — joe biden reveals key national security and foreign policy appointments, with climate change job going to former secretary of statejohn kerry joe biden has been given the official green light to begin his transition to the white house, more than two weeks after the us media declared him the winner of the presidential election. donald trump has accepted that his team needs to work with the incoming administration, but has promised to press on with legal challenges contesting the result, tweeting in the last hour that "will never concede to fake ballots". our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. a peter bowes reports. step closer to the white house. a step closer to the white house. the green light for president—electjoe biden

i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.which restrictions they face when the lockdown ends next week. we follow the exiled leader of belarus' opposition party on her mission in europe in our series, 100 women. and, argentina, and the world, say goodbye to diego maradona, one of football's all—time greats.

i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.n focus on the coronavirus crisis. president trump is still refusing to concede. the former us president ba rack 0bama accuses donald trump of fanning resentment and division in america today. some of that is attributable to our current president who actively fanned division because he felt it was good for his politics. spacex's first operational crewed flight is heading towards the international space station after launching

this is bbc news: i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. donald trump and joe biden embark on a final dash around crucial swing states, appealing to voters ahead of tuesday's presidential election in the us. europe re—introduces coronavirus restrictions — in germany bars, restaurants and leisures centres will be closed for the rest of november. it's been revealed that prince william contracted covid—19 in april this year, at the same time as his father, prince charles. the hollywood actor, johnny depp, will find out later today whether he's won his libel case against a british newspaper. hello and welcome. president trump and joe biden have been appealing to voters in crucial battleground states, as the us presidential campaign enters its closing stages. the democratic challenger, joe biden, is maintaining a national lead in the polls ahead of tuesday's election, but this advantage is narrower in key states which could decide the result. nomia iqbal reports from washington. this is the most important election of our lifetime. it is crunch

i'm sally bundock. two people and a gunman killed in a terror attack in the austrian capital, vienna. the police say at least one suspect is still at large. one last push for votes — joe biden and donald trump on the eve of the us presidential election. mass testing for covid—19 to be piloted in the british city, liverpool — the army will help carry out the tests on half a million people. and, going home — the lucky koalas saved from bush fires in australia head back to nature. hello and welcome. a manhunt is continuing in the austrian capital, vienna, for heavily—armed gunmen who carried out what the country's chancellor called a "repulsive terror attack". two people are known to have been killed — one of them a woman — and police say one gunman was also killed. at least one more is on the run. there were attacks in six different locations, near to each other. about 15 wounded people are being treated in hospital, including an anti—terror officer. mark lobel has the latest. austrian police order people